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emanate Definition

ema·nate (emə nāt′)

intransitive verb -·nat′ed, -·nat′·ing

to come forth; issue, as from a source

Etymology: < L emanatus, pp. of emanare, to flow out, arise < e-, out + manare, to flow < IE base *mano-, damp, wet > Welsh mawn, peat

transitive verb

Rare to send forth; emit

emanate Synonyms

emanate

v.

  1. To begin

    issue, arise, spring, originate; see arise 3, begin 2. See syn. study at arise.

  2. To emit

    exude, radiate, exhale; see emit 1.

emanate Usage Examples

Preposition: from

  • premise: At the meeting residents had complained about the noise emanating from the premises from patrons sitting outside.
  • sun: Heat is generated when the rays emanating from the sun are refracted and warm the air through friction.
  • source: Phones emanating from other sources should always have their LCD IMEI number compared with that on the inside casing.
  • corner: Interview - Rich Beale ( Apache Dropout ) There is much noise emanating from all corners.
  • speaker: The idea was that each part of the cash register would emanate from a different speaker.
  • region: X-rays, gamma rays and radio waves emanate mainly from the outer regions, and vary enormously with solar activity.

Modifying Another Word

  • directly: It is the one source from which melody directly emanates, and draws its power.
  • mainly: X-rays, gamma rays and radio waves emanate mainly from the outer regions, and vary enormously with solar activity.
  • largely: These apparently utterly liberated people, emanating largely, it seemed to me, from Hampstead.
  • now: About 50 % of regulations with a significant impact on business now emanate from the EU.
  • all: There are elements of truth within each, yet all emanate from our own cultural programming.
  • only: This has only emanated from the recent revelations about Labor's corporate funding.

Object

  • sound: It emanates an eerie sound a bit like the Jaws theme music.
  • light: Although aircraft comdr could not determine shape or size of object, he had a definite impression light emanated from top of object.
  • power: Akim was a few inches shorter, but both men emanated power and confidence.
  • energy: The band seemed to emanate energy and the crowd picked upon it, responding to Duncan and Matt's acrobatics with their own efforts.
  • form: All of a sudden, he heard laughter emanating form the sky.
  • noise: The noise emanated from air vents on the side of the building and its apparently single skinned sides of steel paneling.